Australia: The Islamic State group fighter Khaled Sharrouf is the first dual national stripped of citizenship under the country’s new anti-terrorism laws. (Reuters)

Korea, South: Tens of thousands of people took part in two rallies in Seoul, protesting for and against impeached President Park Geun-Hye. (AFP)

Indonesia: Over 100,000 people descended on Jakarta’s grand mosque to call on people to vote for Muslim candidates in an upcoming election. (AP)

Pakistan: The army said terrorists from Afghanistan launched an overnight attack on a border post in the Mohmand Agency district in northern Pakistan. (Xinhua)

Philippines: There were at least 6 dead and 126 injured, after a strong quake shook the southern Philippines. (AFP)

EUROPE

Region: US President Trump offered mixed messages about lifting sanctions against Russia, which were imposed after the annexation of the Crimean Peninsula. (NYT)

Czech Republic: A unit fighting fake news ahead of elections debunked online footage that purported to show Muslim migrants attempting to rape a young girl. (AFP)

Poland: Prime Minister Beata Szydlo suffered some injuries in a car crash, but her prognosis is good. (AP)

MIDDLE EAST

Iran: US President Trump warned Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, “better be careful,” after Rouhani said that anyone who speaks to Iranians with threats would regret it. (Reuters)

Iraq: French jihadist, Rachid Kassim, was targeted in a coalition air strike near Mosul, but his death is not yet confirmed. (AFP)

Libya: The US blocked the appointment of former Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad as the new UN envoy to Libya. (AFP)

Yemen: The country’s rebel Houthi group called on the United Nations to play “an active role” in stopping the country’s civil war, demanding it not renew the term of UN peace envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed. (Xinhua)

TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATIONS

Technology: A Turkish computer hacker, who stole $55 million from ATM machines in dozens of countries, was sentenced to eight years in prison Friday. (AFP)